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    José del Mar Ordoñez

    José del Mar Ordoñez runs Finca Bella Vista in Huila, Colombia. He joined the monKaaba producer group in 2024 and achieved the first international sale of coffee under his own name in 2025 through Semilla Coffee. We are proud to have José del Mar’s first lot at Warawul, a honey-processed Pink Bourbon that represents years of learning, effort, and perseverance.

    The Monkaaba group of coffee producers in San Agustín,Huila
    About
    monKaaba

    From an initial group of six founding families, monKaaba now includes more than 60 families and is beginning to extend its support to smallholder farmers in neighboring regions who have limited or no access to specialty coffee market prices. The impact of monKaaba's approach is already visible. Esnaider has noticed that the quality of production has increased among all producers involved in monKaaba and is now of a more consistent quality. In addition, many of the young growers who started by contributing to collective blends, such as La Colmena, have now started selling microlots under their own name for solid prices. This creates sustainable wealth for smallholder families and keeps younger generations interested in growing coffee.

    In 2016, after years of working as a coffee picker, José del Mar Ordoñez partnered with a friend to share a farm that was previously pastureland. He had to start from scratch, clearing and preparing the land for his first plantation of 3,000 Caturra trees.

    A few years in, a plant disease called “descending death” threatened to wipe out his efforts. José had to return to coffee picking to earn enough income to restore his farm. Nonetheless, José continued growing his farm, planting Catimor and then Pink Bourbon trees. Positive feedback on the quality of his coffee motivated José to experiment with different processing methods. Bella Vista Espresso is the result of these efforts.

    José del Mar has previously sold his coffee locally and to some specialty coffee companies, but joining monKaaba has helped him achieve a long held dream: sending his coffee abroad under his own name. We are proud to be able to be part of José del Mar’s journey.